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Zack Greinke ended his start Sunday with his current scoreless inning streak at … 1 1/3 innings. Maybe it’s the start of something big, but his assault on the record books ended at 45 2/3 innings on a bright Sunday afternoon in New York. The Mets didn’t exactly beat up Greinke -- they ended his streak on a hit batter, a single, a big error by Joc Pederson and a fielder’s choice -- before going on to beat the Dodgers, 3-2, on a single in the 10th inning by ex-Dodger Juan Uribe at Citi Field. Greinke pitched very well, if not quite as sharp as he had been in his past six starts. Of course, in those starts he wasn’t pitching two days later than...

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